Validation of the Scale of Emotional States in the Physical Education Context

Rubén Trigueros, José M. Aguilar-Parra, Adolfo J. Cangas and Joaquín F. Álvarez
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Rubén Trigueros: Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
José M. Aguilar-Parra: Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
Adolfo J. Cangas: Department of Psychology, Hum-760 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
Joaquín F. Álvarez: Department of Psychology, Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to validate an instrument of student emotional experiences in the Spanish Physical Education context. The sample of participants consisted of 864 secondary education students from various educational institutions of Spain who ranged in age from 13 to 19 years. To assess the psychometric properties of the Scale of Emotions in Physical Education (SEPE), various types of analyses were conducted. The factor structure of the SEPE was examined through confirmatory factorial analysis in relation to two models. In the first model, it was proposed that the eight first order factors, which represented the eight emotional states, would be correlated amongst each other. In the second model, an eight-factor model with two higher order factors was proposed, with these higher order factors representing distinct sets of positive and negative emotions. The results provide support the presence of an eight-factor second order model which consisted of sets of four positive emotions and four negative emotions. These results provide evidence for the reliability and validity of the SEPE within the Spanish Physical Education context.

Keywords: emotions; psychometric properties; physical education; cognitive processes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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